/ Dictionary / Index D Danaides: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: Da•na•i•des Pronunciation: (du-nā'i-dēz"), [key] — n.pl. Class. Myth. the 50 daughters of Danaus, 49 of whom were condemned to pour water forever into a leaky vessel for having murdered their husbands. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. Danai danaite Related Content Daily Word Quiz: rarefied Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language